Lead poisoning from pellet?

[Kaniff]

I might just be paranoid here, but will my fish get sick from lead if a pellet from a pellet gun fell into my pond? The pellet bounced off a fence and fell into the pond. The fish weren't shot or anything but im just wondering if the pellet will leach lead out into the water now and possibly kill the fish? The pond is almost 3,000 gallons and it was just one 4.5mm pellet so I think its fine...Just wanted to know if anyone has an experience with this.

 

[Tula]

I don't have experience w it this, but think your fish will be fine

 

[sissy]

I would worry a little about the fish ingesting it .Can you net it out if you can find it because fish can't tell it is not food .Honestly I don't think pellets from a pellet gun are lead .Lead is banned for them that I know of .I looked it up and it says they are mostly made of alloys or synthetics unless stated on the box .

 

[Kaniff]

I would worry a little about the fish ingesting it .Can you net it out if you can find it because fish can't tell it is not food .Honestly I don't think pellets from a pellet gun are lead .Lead is banned for them that I know of .I looked it up and it says they are mostly made of alloys or synthetics unless stated on the box .

I cant net it out, it would be to much like finding a needle in a hay stack...and these pellets are lead, I bought them years and years ago when I guess they still made them with lead

 

[sissy]

Will a magnet work to get it out .you can adhere it to a long piece of something

 

[Kaniff]

Will a magnet work to get it out .you can adhere it to a long piece of something

Thats great idea but I just checked and the magnet doesn't stick to the pellets.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Will a magnet work to get it out .you can adhere it to a long piece of something

A magnet will not work on lead and yes lead pellets are still available for pellet guns.

Because Lead has such a low solubility in water and because the small amount that is leached immediately binds with other organics in the pond, one small pellet should not prove to be enough of a contaminate to create a toxic level in the pond. As for the fish ingesting it, it will pass through the fish relatively intact.

 

[sissy]

thought or was hoping there was other metals mixed in .

 

[Kaniff]

A magnet will not work on lead and yes lead pellets are still available for pellet guns.

Because Lead has such a low solubility in water and because the small amount that is leached immediately binds with other organics in the pond, one small pellet should not prove to be enough of a contaminate to create a toxic level in the pond. Xompared to the other Heavy Metals lead is one of the least toxic. As for a fish ingesting it, it will pass through the fish relatively intact.

Thanks Meyer!

 

[MoonShadows]

I used lead wire to hold my Anacharis on a shelf in my pond. People have been using lead in aquariums for years with no detrimental affects to their fish.

 

[sissy]

one thing my son has a pellet gun and his takes bigger pellets were yours the smaller ones .

 

[Kaniff]

one thing my son has a pellet gun and his takes bigger pellets were yours the smaller ones .

mine are 4.5mm

 

[sissy]

I will have to ask him the size of his but he told me that the ones he has he thinks are the largest sold where he buys his .He may have told me the size but I didn't write it down

 

[PossumsDad]

They do make a 22 caliber pellet. That is the biggest I know of.